a powered vertical lift, the alternative to stairs for moving between floors
文法句型
the + stairway(s)
a + stairway
stairway(s) + verb
用法筆記
Often used in the plural form 'stairways' when referring to multiple sets of stairs in a large building, especially for emergency exits or service routes.
常見錯誤
The stairways was blocked.
The stairways were blocked.
'stairways' is a plural countable noun and takes a plural verb.
She walked up the stairway of the mountain.
She walked up the stairway to her apartment on the third floor.
'stairway' refers only to stairs inside a building, not to outdoor mountain paths.